PIA NEWS VOL.

7 ISSUE 02

PIA News
Vol.7

10 th February, 2017
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LOVE IS IN THE AIR PASSION, INTEGRITY & APNAPAN

As many of will be celebrating their love through sharing of gifts on 14th February, a love story
has been talk of the town for a couple of weeks. Pakistanis have seen in fact grown observing
the love blossoming between the literary figures Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed and Mohtarma Bano Qudsia
who are both remembered very fondly now by the nation. Mohtarma breathed her last on 5th
February to join her late husband who passed away in 2004. On behalf of Pakistanis in Australia
we offer our deepest condolences to the family.

Australia Day Project 2017

This Australia Day we have been able to support Womens Health
Care Clinic at Zarar Trust Hospital in Pakistan. We have been able to
collect 3000$ to buy the basic equipment which include infant
warmer, Vacuum Extractors, Fetal Doppler and Speculums. As we do
not have a charitable status we have requested Filipino Australian
Multicultural Association to assist us. We plan to transfer the amount
before you receive the next issue. Thank you once again to all the
donors.

WEST AUSTRALIAN ELECTION

West Australians will go to poll on 11th March 2017. As an incorporated group we keep ourselves
unbiased and will let the voters decide which candidate to choose. Our only concern is the
preference deals of the candidates with other parties. Please consider the policies and ask
questions from the candidates to make an informed judgment.

Edited by Zarrin S Siddiqui.

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Congratulations to Mian Manzoor in VIC

Mian Manzoor has received Australia Day Award from Ararat Rural City Council
for bringing community together; create an inclusiveness, respect and sense of
belonging for everyone in Ararat region.

National Youth Week 2017

PIA is recipient for National Youth Week Grant to be held in the first week of April thanks to the
Department of Local Government and Communities. The project youth for fitness is a daylong
event at Binningup Beach which is half way between Perth and Bunbury. The event on Ist April
will comprise outdoor activities for young ones and we hope that families from Bunbury will be
able to join us as well.

CRICKET FEVER HAS NOT ENDED

January was rightfully cricket month with Pakistani cricket team and it was like a month long
festival for Pakistani community across all major cities. We had planned to have the match
before ODI but have postponed it as the most convenient date was 18 th January however being a
working day it seems difficult for members to take time consecutively for two days. Lets wait for
the next date once Ramis Hassan returns.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT FROM CITY OF JOONDALUP

We are currently looking for the event in the month of March for cultural display. As soon as our
public liability insurance is renewed the venue will be booked.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

We now start planning for our AGM so it will be a hectic few months. This year we intend to
present the whole year program at the same time as well as the first publication of our
Multicultural Research Group.

JOONDALUP SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT GRANT (JSAG)

The program provides financial assistance to junior athletes or any athlete with a
disability who are residents of the City and who are selected to represent WA or Australia in
recognised sporting competitions. For further information visit the Citys website.

NEWS FROM CANBERRA

A Seminar on "Security Dynamics in South Asia" will be held at the High Commission for
Pakistan, 4 Perth Avenue, Yarralumla, ACT 2600 at 1700-1900 hours on 16th February 2017.
High Commissioner of Pakistan Ms. Naela Chohan takes pleasure in inviting you to this
Seminar.
The aim is to identify security threats in South Asia and opportunities for durable peace in
the changing strategic landscape. Renowned speakers with in-depth study and experience in
the field, would express their views on various aspects of the theme.
Program:
10 minutes talks by each panelist.
Q&A minutes - about 45 minutes.
Concluding remarks by Pakistan High Commissioner
High Tea
Your participation would be appreciated.
RSVP: Tel: 0412681915, Email: hc@pakistan.org.au

AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION NSW

AGM on 5th of March 2017.
Time: Lunch 12pm-3pm
Venue: Spice of Life
116 Wigram Street
Harris Park NSW 2150
Elections are being conducted to elect new Executive Committee for next 2 years

Pakistanis in Australia Inc. is an incorporated group to support students and migrants from Pakistan in their settlement
and to initiate projects in Australia and Pakistan that promote mutual collaboration between two countries and promote a
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MEANWHILE ON FACEBOOK

Two incidents to be reported.

One of the members posted that he has several tickets for the cricket match to be held in
Perth. We later received complaints that the said member is selling them on a much higher
price and that when members refused to buy from him he was calling them late at night to
bargain. The member is blocked from the group as the outcome of the complaints.

In a second issue, a post was circulated on social media about a Pakistani who was
supposedly missing in Australia and that his family is desperately looking for him. His
photographs and credentials were on the web. As soon as a member shared the post on our
group, we contacted the Consul General of Pakistan in Sydney and Mr Yousufani explained
that the process in such a case is that family notifies the Overseas Pakistani Foundation and
matter is dealt as of high importance at government level. He also confirmed no such
request has been made by the said family as yet. The post was therefore not allowed to be
shared.
The reason that we are sharing this information is to convey that despite having 8450
members in an open group page we take this matters seriously and do not compromise on
the integrity of this group and community in general.

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LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE PROGRAM

Cultural and linguistic diversity brings great benefits to boards and committees. However, there
is a large pool of talent within our multicultural community that is largely untapped.

The Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI) Leadership and Governance Program has been
developed to address this gap.

The program seeks to encourage greater representation on public, private or not-for-profit

sector boards and committees. The program aims to:

build the capacity of CaLD community members

equip members of CaLD communities with information, knowledge and skills to enable
them to apply for and participate on relevant boards and committees
facilitate engagement of CaLD communities in government decision-making processes.

The program includes:

Diversifying BoardsYour cultural advantagea guide to pursuing a board role

a governance training program based on the Diversifying Boards guide
a mentoring program to support graduates of the training program.

http://omi.wa.gov.au/omi_Leadership.cfm

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